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Abbotsford

American  
[ab-uhts-ferd] / ˈæb əts fərd /

noun

  1. Sir Walter Scott's residence from 1812 to 1832, near Melrose, in SE Scotland.


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For the first time in its 17-year history, all the books on the shortlist announced by the Abbotsford Trust are by British authors.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

“We’re going to see demand destruction,” said Mark Abbotsford, chief commercial officer at Australia LNG exporter Woodside Energy, on another panel.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

In 1821 they fitted the author Sir Walter Scott's Melrose home, Abbotsford, with an oil-gas plant and by 1837 they were making gas meters.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

Fans swarmed toward the green, and Hadwin — who like Taylor grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia — got leveled amid the chaos.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

For this purpose he bought land on the banks of the Tweed, and built Abbotsford, at a very considerable expense.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull

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